New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-29
WRECK AT HORSESHOE BEND.
NARRATIVES OF THOSE WHO ARE UNHURT.


LIST OF THE KILLED AND INJURED-A BROKEN AXLE
SAID TO HAVE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT
PIrrsBURG May 2SThe reports from the scene OF the
accident at Horseshoe Bend the Pennsylvania Rail-
road state that eight persons were killed and six injured
-Four were killed outright and the others have since died
The train arrived at the Union Depot in this city at 43O
m today with ninety passengers For four long hours
group of anxious people paced up and down the pass
age-ways. lingering impatently and In anxious suspense
az 70 the fate Of their friends who had taken passage
the fast line train and expected to arrven this city
at ll:oo m yesterday Almost tho first person to step
from the train was Miss Mcmahon. Q school teacher in
Florida. who her way to her homo in Beaver
Falls, this State. She said:
was sitting about the middle OF the second coach from
speed when the accident happened The shock was ter
me- The train stopped suddenly In moment all was
confusion and at loss to know what had happened
soon heard shreks from the passengers In the coach In
something awful had happened raised the window and
looked out The sight frightened me. The sa5s
OF the one I was in were crushed in.
lying on the adjoining track The passengers who were
not Injured assised IN removing the killed and wounded
IL IL was sight that will never forget Several women
pened.
J. H. Peack of Bellevue. Malin County, this State,
was passenger on thethlrd coach from the smoking
car. Said he,
Graham. When the trains met the side OF our coach
crushed In and Graham was literally buried in the
ruins. No escaped his lips. and he must have
died instantly for he about the first victim we set
top OF him. and this with large quantity coal from
the freight car had crushed the young mans
must hav, been running at the rate of thirty mes an
hosr at the tine the collision occurred and the freight
hour The freight train was heavily loaded
The official list OF killed and injured. just furnished by
the railroad company gives six killed and eight injured
The names follows:
KILLED.
BrKDrN.S CHARLES Brnsned Noble County Ind an aged
man. had his skul fractured lie died In Altoona at mu'
DORIS JoHx Liberty PENN newsboy had his left leg
torn Ga six inches below TIE hlP He died In half an hour
GRAHAM DALR h. son Of Speaker Graham OF Allegheny
city. was instantly killed.
sta onsr At No s4 Foarh,ave had his Jaw broken bis
ssTpS SIMEE Psnp wa, tonnd lying dead In
sTAUFlER. H.. Louisville ohio.
AIprRr CLAIR. Flint Mich received scalp wound and
ALfREp the Rev JoHx Beaver Falls Penn. injured on
EoiS IT, A. Fayetteville N Y. received injuries to his
oIEsE En1 Cncaso suffered from scalp wound and fro
LUcKET HITH coored Alexandria Va, had her face and
Moons, W H. wIknsLurg Penn, had his face and head
PAGTsET O. H. Columbus received injuries his head and
PoETHR the IT, Detrc Mich. was hurt in the face
and leg.
AGES A.. baseball player. so badly hurt that he
may die.
Two Of those hurt are reported to be dead but the rail-
road officials have received Information OF any more
deaths superintendent Pitcairn. OF the Pennsylvania
Rosd did all in his power to have the wounded properly
for In speaking of the of the accident he
said
his of those things that Providence keeps US from
80 often The accident speaks for Itself and shows that
the freight train not running fast. or more cars
would have been wrecked IL WAS unavoidable Inc
cause that has been given for the accident Is broken
sxe II sad matter. but something that could not
be avoided
Dale R Graham was for years connected with the press
OF this CITY and was "A general fsvorite He engaged
Ia be married To Miss Annie Barbour OF Denver When
be met tragic death he his way home with the
expectation OF going Denver In few days TO claim the
hand OF the young lady in marriage Miss Barbour u
said 10 be lying seriously III her home from the shock
or hcg lovers death.